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Tim Balk

Laura Dern attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Pixar’s NYC film ‘Soul’ wins Best Animated Feature at Oscars

April 26, 2021 at 4:35 a.m.

The animated New York City story "Soul" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature on Sunday, continuing Pixar's dominance in the category. Undergirded by the voice talents of Jamie Foxx...

Regina King onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

‘Another Round’ director dedicates Oscar win to daughter who died during filming

April 26, 2021 at 4:37 a.m.

It was an emotional moment born of a devastating tragedy. After "Another Round" captured the Oscar in the International Feature Film category on Sunday, the film's director, Thomas Vinterberg, dedicated...

Youn Yuh-jung attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

‘Minari’ star Yuh-Jung Youn says she did not plan an Oscars victory speech

April 29, 2021 at 6:09 a.m.

Yuh-Jung Youn, who touched hearts with her performance as the mischievous grandma in the immigrant story "Minari," said Sunday on the Oscars red carpet that she had no speech prepared...

Ricky Gervais, frequent Golden Globes host, checks in on Oscars

April 25, 2021 at 10:36 p.m.

Ricky Gervais said Sunday that he's not wanted at the Academy Awards — an event the controversial comic has branded a "nightmare" to host. The British funnyman has hosted at...

The 10 movies we wish won Best Picture

April 25, 2021 at 8:17 p.m.

And the winner is ... THAT?!?" Sure, it's hard to get everyone to agree on something so subjective as a movie, but some things seem like a no-brainer — until...

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner files to run for governor in California

April 23, 2021 at 10:25 p.m.

Caitlyn Jenner said Friday that she is joining the ranks of celebrities-turned-politicians after filing paperwork for a run to become California's governor. Announcing her campaign for Golden State governor, the...

In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Janet DiFiore, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, left, sits with newly confirmed Associate Judge Paul Feinman, center, and his husband Robert Ostergaard, right, in the Senate gallery after being confirmed by the Senate, in Albany, N.Y. Feinman, the first openly gay person to serve on New York's highest court, died a week after stepping down due to a health issue. No cause of death was given by state officials who announced his death Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

Paul Feinman, first openly gay judge on NY’s highest court, dies at 61

July 5, 2021 at 1:48 p.m.

Paul Feinman, a brainy and humble son of Long Island who rose through the legal world to become the first openly gay judge on New York State's highest court, died...

Fauci culpa a las divisiones políticas del número de muertos por covid en EEUU

March 11, 2021 at 7:15 p.m.

El doctor Anthony Fauci dijo el jueves que se habría quedado atónito si hubiera sabido hace un año que el número de muertos por COVID-19 en Estados Unidos alcanzaría niveles...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

Sen. Cruz mocks AOC, trip to Cancun and bellows ‘FREEDOM’ to cheering CPAC crowd

February 28, 2021 at 5:37 p.m.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) taunted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as he addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, making a joke out of the New York lawmaker's fears of...

In this image from video, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walks to check in for his flight back to the U.S., at Cancun International Airport in Cancun, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Dan Christian Rojas)

Ted Cruz says wife is ‘pissed’ over text leak in Cancun getaway, suggests critics should stop being ‘a–holes’

February 23, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

Do as Ted says, not as he does. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, bombarded with national criticism over a Cancun getaway as his frozen state shivered in the dark last week,...

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